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Files dragged to Dropbox folder in sidebar do not go to Cloud Storage Dropbox Folder
Files in the Dropbox Folder in my Finder sidebar do not appear in the Cloud Storage Folder and thus are not syncing. I've reinstalled the Dropbox app, relaunched multiple times, tried to drag files to an alieas, all without success. Using MacOS 26.2 on a new Mac Mini.
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Paid twice for last the subscription, and still couldn't get Dropbox to work. What do I do now?
I really want to use Dropbox. On 1/23/25, I paid $128.21 with a card ending in 7029. On 1/20/25, I paid another $228.21 on a credit card ending in 6581. I also had an account before that which you told me had expired. Actually, I never got it to work. I have tried many times to get it set up, but after 2 or 3 hours trying…
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Determine storage consumption of offline files in MacOS
I'm trying to work out how to determine the storage consumption of offline files among files that are on-line only. Over time I will hide directories to conserve local storage but also selectively sync files and directories that I want to maintain locally among files and folders that are online only. It's this latter case…
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Dropbox persists I'm over the space limit and I can't delete the desktop app.
Every time I open my computer, I get a warning saying I am over my storage limit. It says I am 3x over my storage limit, but when I follow the prompt to delete files, there are no files remaining in my Dropbox. In addition to that, I cannot delete dropbox so I stop getting this warning— It keeps saying it is open, but it…
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Can I back up my computer folders after moving the Dropbox folder to another drive?
Users C Drive is low on Space. There is another D Drive installed that has more than enough space. When I attempted to just move the Dropbox folder, it told me it couldnt because the Backups were on a different Drive. So I stopped backups of the folders (Desktop, Documents, Downloads), Did what I needed to do to move them…
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A "Preparing to move to ..." error keeps showing up on my macOS 26.4 (File Provider).
(Kind of amazed that I today can't find anything when search on Preparing to move [to] … Can't believe I'm the only one having this problem. ) Been using Dropbox since 2010 and it has had it's ups and downs and definitely feel it has worsened user experience since Dropbox changed to Apples file-provider services in…
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Dropbox sync stuck forever, no idea why
Hi, My Dropbox sync is stuck forever, no idea why. See attached screens.
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Full offline installer of Dropbox app for windows 11
I believe there is a restriction on my work station that installer won't work on my windows 11. I always need full offline version of windows desktop dropbox to be able to use it on my desktop. Now a new version of dropbox has come out and my old version does not sync anymore. I have uninstall old version but can't find…
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The upload speed on my macOS 26.4 desktop app is very slow.
Device Mac Mini M4 Operating System/Browser (if using the web) MacOS 26.4 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) Syncing Status Very slow! Question or Issue I am have very slow upload speeds. It is taking 50 minutes to upload a 2.2 gig file. My upload speed is 490. I thought it was my computer, so I purchased a new one.…
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Updater fails to update desktop app because of denied access to security folder or logs
Application Affected Dropbox Desktop Device PC Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Windows 10 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 225.4.4896 (Desktop) Question or Issue When updating using the exe downloaded from https://www.dropbox.com/downloading (link given by desktop app) the updater gives timed out error.…